Saturday, October 29, 2005
Military RhetIraq: Maj. Gen. Taluto
Who: Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto (Commander, Task Force Liberty - N. Central Iraq)
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Quotes: From News Briefing on 10/28/2005
I think we're getting further division between al Qaeda in Iraq and the Iraqi rejectionists or Saddamists. I don't think al Qaeda in Iraq's message is resonating very well, and I think we're seeing, at least in North- Central, we're not seeing as much of their influence in there.
Back in June we had a governors' conference, and in May and June in North-Central were the two biggest months of suicide bombing and the killing and taking of innocent life, way above our normal. Those were the only two months. Everything other than that stayed relatively, you know, straight across. They were not happy, and the governors decided in that June meeting that they were going to come out strong and condemn violence, and they all did, and they all did forcefully -- in Salahuddin, in Kirkuk, in Sulimaniyah and in Diyala province -- the governors personally, and they took this on. And I do believe since that period of time, I have seen the attitudes about killing -- Muslims killing Muslims -- that is not playing well with the Iraqi people.
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Quotes: From News Briefing on 10/28/2005
I think we're getting further division between al Qaeda in Iraq and the Iraqi rejectionists or Saddamists. I don't think al Qaeda in Iraq's message is resonating very well, and I think we're seeing, at least in North- Central, we're not seeing as much of their influence in there.
Back in June we had a governors' conference, and in May and June in North-Central were the two biggest months of suicide bombing and the killing and taking of innocent life, way above our normal. Those were the only two months. Everything other than that stayed relatively, you know, straight across. They were not happy, and the governors decided in that June meeting that they were going to come out strong and condemn violence, and they all did, and they all did forcefully -- in Salahuddin, in Kirkuk, in Sulimaniyah and in Diyala province -- the governors personally, and they took this on. And I do believe since that period of time, I have seen the attitudes about killing -- Muslims killing Muslims -- that is not playing well with the Iraqi people.
